A recent report from Wall Street Journal revealed that an Acer tablet priced at $99 will be released in the coming year. The Acer Iconia B1 tablet will go up against a number of China-made devices that are currently sold in a number of developing countries. It will feature specs similar to the Amazon Kindle Fire with its 1.2GHz dual-core processor and seven-inch display with a 1024 by 600 resolution.

It is uncertain if the Acer Iconia B1 will be sold in the US. Last week, pictures of the device were reportedly posted on a forum in Serbia. The authenticity of the pictures was verified by the sources of the report.

On the other hand, Asus reportedly indicated that it was not developing a similar product even as sources have indicated that the Acer Iconia B1 is set to go up against a product from the Taiwanese company.

Speculations have emerged indicating the possibility that a Google Nexus tablet with a $99 price tag may be offered in the market. And it appears that Asus may be set on offering a low-priced successor to the $199 Google Nexus 7 tablet.

In contrast, Acer was expected to offer a low-priced tablet following its announcement that it will offer the Acer Iconia A110, an Android tablet using the Tegra 3 processor, under the Kai program of Nvidia. However, the $199 goal for the tablet was not attained by the company. In addition to the Acer Iconia B1 tablet, the company will reportedly unveil a low-cost Windows 8 tablet in the coming year since the current products in the market are supposedly expensive.

Acer ICONIA W510-1666

New twist .. Always on it .. Lots of life

When detached from the dock, this tablet lets you stay productive and mobile with touch convenience and a light 10.1" design. Need to do some typing? Connect the tablet to the keyboard dock1 and get to it. Then, if you want others to view the display, you can twist it up to 295 degrees.

Starting at

$599

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